Nurse Educator & Infection Prevention Leader

Acadia Healthcare; Germantown (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare's Crestwyn Behavioral Health Hospital in Memphis, TN seeks a Nurse Educator to design and implement education plans, lead new hire orientation, and ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines. This hands-on role focuses on building clinical competency and patient safety through evidence-based training.

You will collaborate with the Nursing Director and care teams to identify learning needs, develop curricula, and deliver didactic content and skills sessions.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in nursing, Healthcare Administration, Education or other clinical field or equivalent combination of education and/or experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or commensurate experience required
• Five+ years strongly preferred
• Three years of registered nurse experience required
• Inpatient psychiatry experience as an RN strongly preferred
• Two years of behavioral health experience as an RN required
• 1+ years experience in Clinical Education/Training and Development (Preferred)
• Certification as an NPD Practitioner and/or clinical certification as recognized by American Nurse Credentialing Center. (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Facilitates orientation/onboarding program to promote employee retention.
• Conducts orientation in a manner that fosters a positive learning environment.
• Role models organizational and personal commitment to new employee success.
• Participates in designing and identifying educational activities to address practice gaps for identified target audiences, which may include licensed and non‑licensed healthcare personnel.
• Identifies learning needs of staff and/or facility
• Role models competent practice through demonstration or simulation activities
• Assess practice gaps/Crosswalk competencies to practice
• Collaborates with Corporate Nursing Director /Educator to review outcomes data to evaluate and refine competency management activities
• Assist with development and/or instruction of didactic content and clinical skills for designated competencies
• Develops education plan according to gap assessment or quality data/safety outcomes
• Aligns educational programs with facility and/or organization policies and procedures
• Implement and deliver educational curricula as required by regulatory agencies such as Joint Commission, CARF, CMS and State agencies.
• Creates engaging, evidence‑based educational content to meet the specific needs of the intended audience
• Demonstrates exceptional instructional skills while maintaining learner engagement
• Act a general resource for nursing staff.
• Collaborate with medical practitioners and CNO/DON to incorporate nursing processes into the plan of care for patients.
• Provide educational leadership to patients and care providers to enhance specialized patient care within established clinical protocol.
• Promotes safe, quality, and compassionate patient care
• Assist patient and caregivers with education needs, problem solution and health management across the continuum of care.
• Educate direct patient care staff in the use of equipment, supplies, and coordinates in‑service training for appropriate staff.
• Supports new ideas and innovation in educational design
• Provides staff with resources and “just‑in‑time” education to implement immediate changes
• May serve in the role of infection preventionist for the facility with training.
• May provide direct care as needed.

Skills

Nursing education

Clinical training

Regulatory compliance

Onboarding/orientation

Patient safety

Education

Master’s degree in nursing or related field

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

RN licensure

Job description

Acadia Healthcare's Crestwyn Behavioral Health Hospital in Memphis, TN seeks a Nurse Educator to design and implement education plans, lead new hire orientation, and ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines. This hands-on role focuses on building clinical competency and patient safety through evidence-based training.

You will collaborate with the Nursing Director and care teams to identify learning needs, develop curricula, and deliver didactic content and skills sessions.